Controversy in Science Museums - Re-imagining Exhibition Spaces and Practice (Hardcover)

Controversy in Science Museums focuses on exhibitions that approach sensitive or controversial topics. With a keen sense of past and current practices, Pedretti and Navas Iannini examine and re-imagine how museums and science centres can create exhibitions that embrace criticality and visitor agency. Drawing on international case studies and voices from visitors and museum professionals, as well as theoretical insights about scientific literacy and science communication, the authors explore the textured notion of controversy and the challenges and opportunities practitioners may encounter as they plan for and develop controversial science exhibitions. They assert that science museums can no longer serve as mere repositories for objects or sites for transmitting facts, but that they should also become spaces for conversations that are inclusive, critical, and socially responsible. Controversy in Science Museums provides an invaluable resource for museum professionals who are interested in creating and hosting controversial exhibitions, and for scholars and students working in the fields of museum studies, science communication, and social studies of science. Anyone wishing to engage in an examination and critique of the changing roles of science museums will find this book relevant, timely, and thought provoking.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Erminia Pedretti • Ana Maria Navas-Iannini
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-57997-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General
LSN:	1-138-57997-1
Barcode:	9781138579972

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